A Survey Experiment in South Korea
Full-time Lecturer
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
kazuhiroterashita@outlook.jp
2025-07-15
RQ: What feminist claims cause backlash?
Hypothesis 1: Young men are more likely to oppose social movements advocating gender quotas.
Hypothesis 2a: Older men are more likely to oppose movements correcting the wage gap.
Hypothesis 2b: Older men are more likely to oppose movements advocating equality in care work.
Hypothesis 3: Older women are more likely to oppose movements advocating gender quotas.
Hypothesis 4: Movements advocating harsher punishments for sex crime are widely supported.
South Korean voters aged 18+
Unique South Korean Context
Why Korean case?
“Toward an Inclusive and Equal Society…” Rally Calls for Gender Equality
On March 8, International Women’s Day, civic groups organized rallies in Seoul and other cities across South Korea. In Seoul, a rally held at Marronnier Park brought together a diverse group of participants who raised their voices in support of a gender-equal society….
| Groups | Framing |
|---|---|
| Control | “At the rally, one organizer declared, “We must achieve gender equality.” …” |
| Quotas | “At the rally, one organizer declared, “A quota system for women should be introduced to increase the number of female politicians.”…” |
| Wage gap | “At the rally, one organizer declared, “The gender wage gap must be corrected and equality must be achieved.”…” |
| Care work | “At the rally, one organizer declared, “The burden of housework and childcare should be shared equally between men and women.”…” |
| Sex crime | “At the rally, one organizer declared, “All sexual violence and crimes must be eradicated.”…” |
IPSA 28th World Congress: Seoul 2025@COEX